From 1945 to 1973.
The last draft in the U.S. military was during Vietnam. The draft never really "stopped" because it was never really "going". It is simply a military policy that is enacted during times of need.
1912
Well, the Vietnam War Era was between August 5, 1965 and May 7, 1975
Ever since the First Gulf War (1990), hardly a year goes by where we aren't inundated by rumors of re-instatement of a military draft. In December 2007, the Selective Service System announce that it plans to conduct a comprehensive test of the draft system sometime in 2009. This, coupled President Bush increasing our force size in Iraq, has caused a flurry of newspaper editorials, speculating about the possibility of a draft. The draft for the Iraq mission is not needing to be put in use.
In the 2009 NFL draft, that was kicker Ryan Succop of South Carolina selected by the Kansas City Chiefs.
The end of 1969 was the first draft lottery.
The 3 Most Common Examples of the Military Draft in the history of the U.S.A are The Confederacy put in their draft in 1862 The Union instituted their draft in 1862 (mass riots ensued in New York and Boston) In Vietnam the military instituted a draft in early 1969
The last draft in the U.S. military was during Vietnam. The draft never really "stopped" because it was never really "going". It is simply a military policy that is enacted during times of need.
1912
2012
Well, the Vietnam War Era was between August 5, 1965 and May 7, 1975
Ever since the First Gulf War (1990), hardly a year goes by where we aren't inundated by rumors of re-instatement of a military draft. In December 2007, the Selective Service System announce that it plans to conduct a comprehensive test of the draft system sometime in 2009. This, coupled President Bush increasing our force size in Iraq, has caused a flurry of newspaper editorials, speculating about the possibility of a draft. The draft for the Iraq mission is not needing to be put in use.
Al Jefferson
The draft has expiration dates. It expired and Nixon renewed it until he could pull out the remaining US troops.
Matthew Stafford
2002 was the last
I'll assume you are talking about the baseball draft, which is early June each year. The last day to sign draft picks is in Mid-August of the same year.